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Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1887-01-14

A young man in Danbury, N. Y,
courted girl for several weeks, pro-
posed marriage and was accepted.
When the wedding day arrived and
the couple met the young man stop
ped, looked at the young woman,
turned to her mother and asked who
she was. The answer that II was his
bride was a surprise to him. lie de-
MED it, and claimed that he was being
deceived. He said he had never seen
the woman before, and rushing into
the hall he took his hat and coat and
left the house. The bride did not
faint, as the brides of romance always
do. She merely said; al bet you So
he will marry me yet" and she took
off her bridal robes. The explanation
of the young name strange conduct
is that he had never met The young
woman except IN the evening, and
did not know her when he saw her
by daylight. He is 10 be sued for
breach of promise.-Ex.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1887-01-14

There are now five Democratic
Candidates for Governor in the field.
Hines, Holt DeHaven and Harris
have all undertaken the job Of beating
Gen. Buckner.
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Do not be deceived by unprlnclpled
persons who are ,ollering worthless
Preparations, bnl ask for GOOCll'S
MEXICAN SYRUP and take no 9th
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-"The poet il born, sir" sa d man
haughtiy, rs he raclivc roll of man.
IL cript from the ed tor with II shake OF
th, had. 20, is hep replied the
editor, with a p eaiant smile. "Well,
when no gets o Il enough to wrlte some
thing t,ll him to com, and see me. -
P.LtSJargh Penny Pfe's
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1887-01-14
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JONATHAN STURGESS.
His Arrival Ia New York and Ills Meeting
with Robert Lenox.

His Arrival In New York and Ills Meeting
with Robert LeDox.
The following story is told of Jona-
than Sturgcss and Robert Lenox.
Jonathan, rustic lad from Cape Cod,
arrived on vessel in New York on
Saturday night, stranger and pcnni-
less. On Sunday morning he looked
around for church. He found the
old Wall street house of worship near
Broadway. He stood on the step while
the gay throng passed in. The grand
eur of the place appalled, him.
Robert Lenox. II prominent member
of the church, was always interested
in young men. He saw the rustic lad
and went up and spoke to him.
"Are you stranger in the cityp'
"Yes. sir; | arrived last night"
$50 you came at once to the house
of God? Would you like . soatP'
II would"
The bashful lad WAS ushered into Mr..
Lenox's own pew. The next morning
he sought out u dea.Jr in sail-cloth.
He wanted credit for little canvas.
'Did not soc you in Mr.. Leuox's
pew yesterday" said the merchant.
II don't know whose pew | sat in,
but a kind gentleman gave me seat"
SWELL lad, that was Mr.. Lcnox, and
it is no common honor to be asked to
sit in his pew. | will trust any boy
with goods who has had that honor
conferred upon him."
To the diy Of his death Mr.. Stur cess
said that his success dated from that
Sunday. YOUTHS COmpdaiom
In negro neighborhool, while
the earth was rocking, the cry was
raised that tho iud I'm mt dty was
coming. An old mummy, wish her
knky hair almost straight from fear,
rushed out when she heard the an
nouncemcnt and gazed up eagerly.
suddenly she shouted "No hit amt.
honey; no hit amt. De skies ain
moved. When Judgment comes hits er
cumin' bofe ways She was armed
with the belief that on that dread day
the heavens and the earth will rash to-
gether 1t would be well if every man
could sustain himself with some simple
belief or philosophy in panicky times.
Moon (Ga) Telegraph.
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Experience of an Arkansaw Legislator
Who Tried to Curry Favor with the
Governor,
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-03-24

from attending to the concerns OF his
soul. called him to me and babe him
stand still awhile. and hear how we'll ]
could practice the art of reasoning after
his own manner. Then 1 said to him:
Il know florist who just now wears
deep mourning for his deceased wife;
therefore flowers are wretched objects.
all florists are widowers. know q
draper who for a time carries his arm
in Il sling; therefore silks and cot
tons have a whitening effect
upon the limbs. and all MERGERS are
men of one arm" The ingenious
youth could bear it no longer. He
cried. '.nonsense." Yet l had only
plowed with his hcifer. and used his
own logic. Icould have proved a great
number of absurditics in the same way,
but he had not the patience to endure
more of it. The fact is that come few
believers are Of a gloomy constitution.
or are in peculiar trial. or have de-
clined in grace. and these are solely
sad; but the rule remains that the way
of goodness is the way of peac.. and b e
that labors to be holy is in the road to
being happy. The excuse made BY I'M
godly men. that religion would make
them miserable. is so bad an excuse
that it is worse than none. To excuse
our rebellion against God by SANDER
ing his people, ard libeling his service.
is to add sin to sin.-C. H. Spuroeon.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-03-24
Faith Moves Mountains.

Faith 10 the conviction of things not
seen; in other words. it is what Gener-
al Sherman. says General Grant had:
His Distinguishing characteristic is
his unboundcd faith in his own ul.i-
mate success. never saw any thing
like it. If Grant was to have an arm
and Lee shot off and bulle. through
his body. and should be lying helpless
on the battlefield. he would still fully
expect to get up. mount his horse and
win the dag. And such absolute belief
in ultimate success insures it." Many
pastors are taking hold of evangelistic
work in jrst the same spirit OF
absolute belief" And there is not a
particle of presumption in it; it is
simply taking our Lord At His own
word Chicago .ddr1ncc.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-03-24
FOWLS ON THE FARM.
Dividing Poultry in Small Flocks and Fro
quently Providing New Runs.

Dividing Poultry in Small Flocks and Fro
qucntly Providing New Runs.
An English authority. in relation to
keeping poultry on farms. objects to the
management there. The same will ap-
ply to many farms in the United States.
Too many fowls are kept in one flock.
and little attention is given to the plain
requirements necessary to success in
the way of feeding, care, shelter, etc.
The gist of the whole argument is
below:
The way in which fowls are general
ly kept on farms is not conducive to
success. rs they are allowed all to run
together. and roost in any shed or
house. whether suitable or otherwise.
not wanted for other purposes. This
is mistaken system. as it is much bet
ter to divide them into focks of fifty
to one hundred each. and place them
in different parts of the farm. The
reason why fowls pay better in this
way can only be attributed to the
greater purity of atmosphere in the
rOOting-house when few are kept, but
whatever is the cause it is fact that
more eggs are laid, the fowls thrive
better and there is less risk of disease.
The house can be built of wood. made
roughly and cheaply. but yet comfort
able for the birds, and can also be
placed upon wheels. so as to be easily
moved from place to place.
We have seen capital plan adopted
with great success, namely, giving the
fowls fresh runs every year, and grow
ing crops on the land last used by
them. In one instance where this has
been tried vegetables arc grown. with
the result that the crops are very
heavy indeed, and disease has been
unknown. We do not sec why grain
or roots could not be made to follow
in the same way. and it may be that
some day poultry will form one of the
series in the rotation of crops. By
this means the land would get well
manured by the fowls. and before be.
ing again used for them would be
sweetened by the crops grown thereon.
In this way thousands of fowls could
be kept in every district, to the direct
advantage Of the producer and to the
indirect benefit of the people gener-
ally.
1t may not be generally known that
fowls do little or no harm to growing
crops in one respect and a great deal
OF good in another, as they clear the
ground of slugs and worms, and il the
plants are four to six inches above tho
ground they do not peck at them. Not
long ago farmer told US that he Al
lows the hens e wander all over the
root crops. as soon a. the plants ara
four inches above the ground. and
never found them to do the least harm.
Farm, Field Gnd Stockwom.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-03-24
Seif.DeniaI Required.

All persons VIII, are in comfortable.
circumstances, tbs well-to-do class.
could live upon nine-tenths of their
income, and thus have tcuth for
benevolent objects. And even if ii
should require some self-denial, it
should be remembered that that is q
prominent condition of discipleship.
Said our Saviour: IF any one will be
my disciple. let him deny himself. take
up his cross daily. and follow me. "
Yes. follow him-his whole life was .
cross-bcaring experiences.
Where would our hopes of Heaven
be were it not for His self-denial? His
sacrifice for us was not 1.-THE. but ten
tithes. He gave Himself for us. de-
voted His whols being for our saliva
ton, and said: behold. / have set
you an example; follow Me-" Self
denial. therefore. ought to be a promi-
ncnt feature in the life of every fol-
lower of Christ.-Rer. Joseph Barnard,
in Baptist Weekly.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-03-24
CHOICE SELECTIONS.

AS long rs l am in ny place. I am
safc.-Emcrsom.
Violent excitement exhaus.s the
mind and leaves it withercd and sterile.
I-Fcac.on.
The superior man wishes to be slow
in his words and earnest in his con-
duct. Confnc:us.
We never think OF the main bus
ness of life till vain repentance minds
us of it at the wrong end Estranye.
Ono of the finest qualities in a
human being is that nice sense of deli
cacy which renders it impossible for
him ever to be an intruder or bore. -
Taylor.
There is. I know not how, in
minds certain presage. as it were, of
a future existence; this has the deepest
root, and is most discoyerab!e. in the
greatest geniuscs and most exalted
souls. = Cicero.
To one who said. 81 do not believe
there is IN honest man in the world"
another replied: ut is impossible that
any one man should know all the
world. but quite possible that one may
know himsclr." -Baptiss Weekly.
The work OF q Christian. as it is
described in the Bible, looks filter for
an angel than for a fallen man; but
this fallen, weak man has more than
the sufliciency of an angel for the dis
charge of this sutlicicncy is of God.
w Jay.
The love of the world takes away
from men desire after and relish for
Heavenly things. None of the hidden
guests We're kept away by any occupa-
ton in itself sinful. while vet all be-
came sinful because allowed to inter-
fere with higher objects. because the
first place. instead of place merely
subordinate. is gwen to them.-Arch-
bishop Trench.
He who gains most from the study
of the Bible is he who expects most
from Bible study. He who looks FOR
new truth in the old text will find new
truth there. Says Thomas Fuller:
The oil of Thy Word will never leave
Increasing whilst any bring al empty
barrel. The Old Testament will still be
New Testament to him who comes
| with fresh desire for information. ~
SIS. Times.
There is but one true, real and
right life for rational beings; only one
life worth living. and worth living in
this world, or in any other. life, past.
present, and to come, and that is the
Eternal Life. which was before all
worlds, and will be after all are passed
.way-and that is neither more nor
less than good life; life of good
feelings, good thoughts, good words.
good deeds-the life of Christ aud Of
God. Charles Kingsley.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-03-24
American Harvesting Machinery In Aus
tralfa.

tralfA.
Australian papers just received announce
the award of the National Gold Medal to
AULTMAN, MILLER Il Co., Of Akron, O., for
their Light Draft Buckeye Folding Binder,
as the result of the National field trial held
In December last The following, cut from
the Melbourne Argus of December 16. 1886,
giving particulars Of the contest, will be Of
interest The Argus says:
The field trial OF reapers and binders in
Shepparton was held on Tuesday, the 18th
inst, ON Mr.. Guthrie's farm, about two
miles from Sheppart0n. Owing to the
pressure Of harvest work, crops in all di-
rectiOns being ripe, the attendance OF farm
ers did not exceed $50, but great interest
late show, the judges placed the Hornsby
machine first, Mccormick second and the
Woods third; the Buckeye repres ,nta-
tive disliked being left out in the cold, and
demanded field trial as provided by the
rules. the Mccormick also sharing in the
ing the field trial The crop wae ripe
wheat, and the land was SO rough that
none of the machines could show very low
cutting, and the jolting over the hard clods
was tOserably severe on horses, ma, hines
and drivers. Two o'clock was the hour fixed
for the trial, but as the Buckeye was the
only machine then ready, delay was
caused by the Hornsby and Mccormick
experts giving their machines pro-
liminary run in the adjoining block of crop.
and start was not made until a quarter
past three. The i've judges gave great at
tcntion to their duties, and were ably sec
onded by the subcommittee, appointed BY
the society and the secretary. Mr.. Harold
b. Turnkey. About two acres were allotted
to each machine, and they finished in
the following order: Buckeye" hour 10
minutes; Hornsby. ! hour 10 minutes;
Mccormick, hour 26 minutes The two
latter machines were drawn by three
horses each, while two lighter horses
worked the buckeye" binder with equal
ease. The decision of the judges was based
on the following scale of points:
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-03-24
A WESTERN VERDICT.

A Mining Camp Incidens In Which Justice
Field Played y Part.
You were speaking of Stephen
Field as grave and sedate justice now
that he is full of years and honor, and
occupies seat in one of the greatest
judicial bodies in the world" said an
other of the party. ''but l remember
him when he was rs gay and ro!iicking
lad as the best of us.
When the mining camp at what is
now Nevada City was first organized
young Lawyer Field was elected a
Justice of the peace. Probably the
toughest member of the camp was i,
noted desperate. Jack Reynolds by
name. One day Reynolds was arrested
on a charge of DEMONSTRATING. 1t was
trial by jury, with Justice Field pre-
siding. The evidence was not strong
enough to convict. but rs every body
was anxious to get rid of Reynolds the
verdict was: We find the prisoner at
the bar not guilty. but if he is wise be
will leave the camp in thirty minutes.
The verdict amused the young justice
immensely, but he repeated it to Rey-
nolds with due solemnity.
reynolds, whose sense of the ridic-
ulous was quite as keen rs those of the
jury, calmly replied. as he gave his
trousers an extra hitch:
".Gents, if the mule dob't buck I'll
be on. in five. ''-Wdshingtos Letter.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-03-24

boys ana girls wear wooden SHOES.
Rags, bones, candle-ends, bits Of meat,
fragments of paper, are all saved and
turned to account in one way or anoth-
er. There is especial economy and
care in the use of fuel. Looking over
the city from the towers of Notre Dame,
l observed many chimncys. but little
smoke. In passing the dwellings OF
almost any locality at night you
will see many windows, but
little light We hear of fewer
lamp explosions in Paris. for
y single candle is used where we would
have three or four lamps. Great fires
seldom occur. There are ten fres in
New York to ono in Paris. 1 have
heard no fire-bells, and have seen but
one fire-engine during tho two months
that have spent hero. All labor is
here held in honor-all useful eallincs
are respectable. Every one aceords the
right of way to him who pears the bur-
den. No one seems ashamed of his
avocation. notice that the porter,
the boot-black. the ceachman. the
street cleaner. even the rag picker. each
wears the badge of his calling bravely.
The maid-servant. the shop-sirl. the
needle-wOman. wears each her cap or
bonnet. or goes uncapped and unbon-
netcd with equal unconcern IS to what
the crowd may say or think. Aud well
she may. for however cheap or coars.
may be her apparel, she seldom fails 10
make neat and tidy appearance
Paris Cor. NilvauEee Sentinel.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-03-24
HOME LIFE IN PARIS.
Views of an American who Looka at 1t
bright Side Only.

Views oil an American Who Looks at Its
bright Side Only.
The French people seem to be as
busy rs bees in hive. Industry
active, earnest and pcrsistcnt-is the
rule. A striking feature of this in
dustry is found in the fact that persons
OF all aces and both sexes. gray haired
men and gray-haired women, wrinkled
not only by age but by toll, are seen in
Paris in larger proportion than else
where, all alike engaged in some in
dustrial avocation. Woman. in the
humber walks of life. seems in France
more general helpmeet than in the
United Ststcs. Many French women
are surprisingly hale and strong. In
Paris. woman is everywhere toiler,
as much so as man. If burden is to
be borne, she is there to share the bur-
den. If 4 hand-cart is to be drawn,
she is harnessed with a man. and sup
plies her full share of the strength to
draw the vehicle.
This union of men and women in the
struggle for honest livelihood has a
moral as well rs material significance.
1t not only accounts for the fact that
this people usually have cash on hand.
but it is the cause of results still more
important and precious. for out Of this
mutually and inter-dependence in
bearing the burdens of life. spring hon
orable social and domestic relations.
Even among the humbiest and poorest
classes in Paris the family is an institu-
ton for ideal sacrcdness. 1t may be
true that the French have no name for
home, but it is not true that the real
thing that constitutes home does not
exist in France. A French home is a
real home-a priced home. This union
of effort of which have spoken tells of
husband and wife. of parent and child,
of love and affection. 1t tells of willing
sacrifice of individual ease for the inn
provement of the conditions of exist
ence for all. No people who thus love
one another, and who thus labor to-
gether. can justly be regarded as given
over to destruction.
But industry is not the only strong
point in the lives of these ParisiaEs.
There is here a wholesome spirit of
wise economy, from which we in
America might well take lesson.
Nothing here that can be valuable or
useful to man is permitted to go to
waste. There is economy in the use of
time. space and every thing else. Many
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-03-24
GUSHING FEM,NINITX.

1ne tendency sOWaru gushing Is IN
nate in the average American CIR. Of
to-day. Her sentences are made up
mostly nf adjectives and adverbs. She
is also much given to little giggles and
screams. and the older she grows the
more juvenile she becomes. We have
Il new baby up ut our house, and two
of our young women friends Of the
gushing kind came i'll to see the pud gy
little newborn chap.
Il just rave over babies" said one
of the girls.
$50 Go IT, exclaimed her compsn.
ion. 1.-THE dear little darlingsr'
IL just think they're too Oh,
here he is''
The nurse had appeared with baby,
who was cross and sleepy. He is not
a month old yet. and still too red and
pudgy and tired-looking to be consid.
cred beautiful. But both girls made q
grab for him.
"How perfectly sweet he. is.
screamed one.
"Is':t he dear and cunning?''cricd
the other.
"Do let me hold the sweet little dar-
ling!'
mo. let me-"
"No. me-"
81 asked first"
"Oh. l think you're real mean"
"You can have him in just minute.
Isn't he just too perfectly sweet and
lovely for any Miny7"
What dear. cunning little noser'
What beaut;fn! little teeuty touty
hands. DO see them!'
"What perfect little rosebud of a
mouth. Oh. you sweet little darling!"
'You perfectly lovely little beauty
boy. Oh. he lcuC.ed at me, ACTUALLY"
ale dido"
Eyes, indeed"
Glow cunning"
'.Who does he look like?''
Like his own blessed little sweet
self"
''Ke don't look one bit like his pa"
l am truly grateful that don't look
like that.
''Oh, he's going to cry! See him puck
err up his little ootsey tootsey mouthy"
'.There, there, auuty's own little
sweety peshus!"
''They just shan't booze him one sim
gle bit! Aunty won't let them"
''They re just rs naughty and cruel
as they can be to aunty's old darling.
There. there. aunty loves him a thou
sand bushels"
This information is calculated to
hush the youngsters bowls. hut it has
the opposite effect. He shrieEs and
kicks until he is carried out amid such
Explanations as:
lies just an abused petty"
Indeed lie isr'
1.-The little Sueetr'
''He's just TOO lovelyr
Indeed. he is r'-Tid-E:.s